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* BEING’ THE: FABLES‘ CONDENSED" IN'RHYME’| /|
* WITH’ PORTABLE’ MORALS’
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ENGRAVED & PRINTED IN COLOURS BY

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PRINTEN IN GREAT BRITSIN

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: of the Fables I have

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friend and master W.J. LINTON .

a1 whe kindly placed th MS at my

“GS disposal. } have added a

touch here and there , but the

credit of this part of thse book

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The Fox and the Gripes.
The Cock and the Pearl.—
The Wolf and the Lamb.

. The Wind and the Sun.
. King Log and King Stork.

The Frightened Lion.
The Mouse and the Lion.—
The Married Mouse.

. Hercules and the Waggoner.
6. The Lasy Housemaids.
7. The Snake and the File.—

The Fox and the Crow.

. The Dog in the Manger.—

The Frog and the Bull.
The Fox and the Crane.
Horse and Man.—The Ass

and the Enemy.

The Fox and the Mosquitoes. |

—The Fox and the Lion.

. The Miser and his Gold.—

The Golden Fggs.

The Man that pleased None. |

The Oak and the Reeds.—
The Fir and the Bramble.

The Trees ant the Woodman.

The Hart and the Vine.

The Man and the Snake.

The Fox and the Mask.

» Ass in the Lion's Skin.

e Lion and the Statue.

2 Roaster.

> Vain Jackdaw.

33: The Peacocks Com-

plaint.

. LheTwofars.—T he TwoCrabs,
_ Brother and Sister.

3. Lhe Hare ana the Tortotse.—

. Porcupine,Snake & Company.

5. The Ass ani the Sick

The Fox without a Tail.

The Log and the Shadou.

The Crow and the Pitcher.—
The Eagle and the Crow.

The Blind Doe.

The Geese and the Cranes.

The Trumpeter taken
Prisoner.

2. Hot and Cold.
. Netther Beast nor Lird.

The Stag in the Ox-stall— |
The Deer and the Lion. i
The Lion in Love.
The Cat and Venus.—
Mice in Council
The Hen and the Fox.—
The Cat and the Fox.

The Hares and the Frogs.

—The Bear and the Bees,
The Bundle of Sticks.
The Farmers Treasure.
The Cock, the Ass, and the Lion.
—The Ass and the Lap Dog.
Fortune and the Boy.
The Ungrateful Wolf—
TheFisherman and theFish,
The Herdsman’s Vows.—
The Florse and the Ass.

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‘OF DISAPPOIN

“THE GRAPES

= WS HE COCK’ & THE: PEARL)

ROOSTER mn I scratching
Found » Pearl Hi: just me to

explain
That a jewd § s no good G)
Woo tow! wanting food,

icked it aside with
disdain.

WOLF, wanling lob io el

dinner,

Growlsd oul _ “Lamb y you wronged mé, aw

wyou Sey:

Bleated Lamb - 3s Nyy. not Trus ! |”
Answered Welf -" “Thin twas Ewe.

Ew: or lamb y You will “Serve for my
inner.

FRAUD’ AND‘ VIOLENCE’ HAVE: No‘ SCRUPLES°

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10) ;
| NXHE WIND and the Sun had a bet
The way farers’ cloak whick Hoult get:
Blew the U/ind uthe cloak clung:

Shons the Sun —the cloak flung
Sirowed ‘the Sun had the best of it ysl.

‘ TRUE" STRENGTH "1S NOT: RLUSTER :

S KINGLOG'S; KING'STORK:|
HE FROGS prayed to

” Jove for a King:
BNot a log, but a livelier
thing.”

Jove sent them a Stork,

\\ VV/ho did royal work |
Wt Berl: Sobbled thim ub, did
\\ their king.

DON'T HAVE: KINGS

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| THE FRIGHTENED LION’

N 3 i r
SQ
a SAN
Q > BULL FROG, according
YSAX Sat a- croale’, wile.

usual ool:

nd bs laughed in his heart
As & lion: did..start
Jn a fright aia ths brink

iKE aA tool.

“IMAGINARY ' FEARS’ ARE’ THE’ WORST:

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OR M(,

A els OF

1) POOR thing the Mouse (Ae Fe ,
IDs, was,and yet, \SR ARSE
When the Lio Sot ,

causht in a net,
Alll his shrengily was No USE Noe

* Twas the Poor lite Mouse SOPRA 4 AEN
Who nibbled him our of the ) Wi OLS: : C S
nef, (7 Z FN ZOE S $
SN THE: MARRIED MOUSE
NS, ae a) (Oe O the Mouse had Miss
SN jo e SS Lion for bride;
~ Aye , ‘es AV + Ls s a
( a(S Gee ery Great was hus joy an
ws . his pride:

But it chanced that she pur
On her husband her foot,

FXnd the wight was too much,
So he died

“ONE ‘MAY’ BE* TOO"AMBITIOUS*

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= SSS 0 Ss OR UY
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YY HEN the God saw the
AVG 7 Waggoner kneel,
‘ Crying Hercules! Lift me
my wheel ,,
FYom the mud where tis Huckt
Hs laughed —No such luck ;
Set your shoulder yourself
to the wheel.”

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“THE GODS’ HELP THOSE’ WHO" HELP: THEM SELVES”

<<] IITTHE™ LAZY HOUSEMAIDS ”\
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Si ve “WO Maids killed the
k Rooster whos: warning’
Aiwole them loo soon every |
morni rng

Bat small Were ther gas, al

| Eby their Mistrsss took pains |

|. bo rouse them harselt without |
warning.

> LAZINESS -i5* ITS * OWN: PUNISHMENT °

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SNAKE in a fix, tried
HEN j mn Fils
For a dinner. Tis -not worth
« your while”
Side sted don inistaks.
Jim accustomed to take ;
Te Gives nol ths way x ‘
a he.

WE MAY MEET‘ OUR: MATCH’

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owe 8 5 ASI J =e

——— = SaaS See SS
SS ED

x 4AiD sly Fox tothe Crow
| with ths chssss’
: % Lt ins har your sweet voice,
now, de please!”

And this Crow, ogi ng weak,
Cawed the bit from her beak
“Music charms, said the Fox, <,
“and here’ cheese!” lu
: BEWARE' OF’ FLATTERERS:

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SAHA BAAR ADLADEAOADADOEDDARMA
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17

= '§ COW sought a mouth: (Ges AID th: Frog, quits puffed
. aa ee hay; 1 )'« Up To the EYES,
=*But a Dog in the man:| =" Was this Bull about me
= Ser tharé lay, te as to size?’
And he Snappé out how now = Rather bigger, frog- brother ss
When most mildly, the Cow | “Puff, puff ’said the other,
Adventured aA morss| to pIny “A Frog is a Bull 10 he
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“DON’T - BE SELFISH: ‘BRAG “15° NOT: ALWAYS’ BELIEF °

. MU > LIP ME
3 : ( Vi ¥ Ds ‘bs

»

™
BNC OU have heard how Sir
9! Foy treatid Crans:
yh soup in a plate. Whan adain
“They dined, along bottle
Just suited Cranz's throttle ;
| Aftd Sir Fox licked the outside
in Vain. ry

*THERE* ARE’ GAMES: THAT: Two: CAN

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‘HEN the Horse first + ( ( Z SET up lar us {les ton

rageie took Man on his back, SS the Tor am

To help him ths Stag to SFtack; but th: Ass

| How littls his drsad, said- Why sot
As the enim

7 fled , “Wil they double my a
Man would make him his Py

Or my blows ? Then, by Soad, |
slave § his hack.| Alnd by stirrup, Ive no cause

* ADVANTAGES: MAY: BE ‘DEARLY: BOUGHT :

to Go i

. them away,
for a hungrier swarm
Would work me more harm a |

] hack rather the full ones

BS should stay: ,

- “ THERE’ WERE’ POLITICIANS: IN' AESOPS ‘TIME:
y,

TUT VT TTT TT VTE TTT STV TUTTE TVS

“THE: FOX: THE: LION:

é BAAALALAALAAA BAAALZAAMRSHA“AALA
ZA :

qe HE fist time the Foy
Bs? hada sight |
OF the Lion he’ moskdisd
of fright
When he next mit his eye,
Fox felt jutabit shy; |
Bul the next quite rie
ot polite,

“FAMILIARITY: OESTROYS: FEARS 4

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WONG 1D) are
NS ak peraed his Gad ma hole.
: Hoes A (bd) Ore SaW, and Phe Preasure

he Stole .

Jp Said another, What mates ?
oe Dow? raise such a clatter,
. You can still go & sih by

The Peles

USE * ALONE’ GIVES: VALUE P

vG)
SNe GOLDEN Ejef, ONE Every
SSB That simpliton’s Gos

ussd To lay;
So he killed phe poor Thing,
Swifter forfuns to bring,
Ava dined off his fortuns
‘phaP day.

. 2 . ; —— SS , WS
[GREED OVEREACHES ITSELF @Ov ( a ee

} (ZA ETHE MIAN THAT PLEASED NONE|(c

A / ZA pNwRoucn the town

‘this Sood Man 8 his Son

Strove'te ride asto please every ONS:

S:lf, Son, or both tried ; 5
Then'ths Ass had a vide ;

While ie world at thar efforts,

poked. fun.

YOu CANNOT HOPE To PLE ASE: ALL “DON T-ARY.

Bat slim Reeds ab his ade Ke :
y, The fisrce Sale ali d ontridg’ Sag
eee by bundling the bane

was borne >
7 : BEND. NOT BREAK:

jis aay Sainte: \
“Poor = onl ly able To scramble <i
va Abou onthe Syound” 9.

unc ==N
et ‘then an axe’ Tre

Made ‘the Tr wish himself =
= c= bat aBramoi OIL.

“PRIDE’ OF PLACE’ HAS" sis DISADVANTAGES

pe TREES & THE
~V7O00 MAN: IP)

Bee HE TREES ask of Man
what he lacks. he
ae bit jase > hanolls = aXe? f;

AW is asks _ well and | Bood: f ‘d
But he Chals alow Wy we ea Ny
Ss well choes he handls his AXE.) \\

CEEOL
~ GIVE’ ME AN> year SC TAKE “AR

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44 oe | i £ “Sally | mn ane. hill ; Whe

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eed | AE The swath tender erean, V9
\ vA Wi fard, through shaking leaves
; seen, §
tok He was stain by his gratitude .
es Sap

yu,

ANS
UN pily he brought the poor
fe. warmed a sf

€ SNAKE: «
av —

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AUS.
=e Fox with ae

+ Mask, ag
ms fae leet liae fair semblance ie — x ¥ : ae 2
ley To Task; B@U3 29% eno
Sow re a veal handsoms: face; iP i y Nees
Rut what part of your Cass y) \ \

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THE: LION *& THE- STATVE:|

@)"> Statue - King Lion
demiwenecls

or conqueror Man —

6c Lion frownsd. |
If a Lion, you know, al
lad been sculptor, he’d show
luion rampant and Mian on ey AS
|

dro und Pn =,

THE" STORY: DEPENDS’ ON "THE’ TELLER’ ke

30

: HE “BOASTER: \
{IN the houss,in'ths marks, the treats,
Everywhere he was boasting his fats.

“Till ons oxi wath: ad sneer,
ue ;
| Lit us see P dons here !
Whats so oft done with sass, at

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Leer nA ah
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[THE VAIN: JACKDAW:

nN

SINE oe : Jads though}
He “make fine fowls;
Ai Ill bs envied of bats Raf owls.

ees SND see
SL ERAS ARDELL ea nae

| alk But ths peacocks proud eyes pe
| a Saw ‘through his dis Guise , s Sgn hae
, | b And Jock f\sd the assembly ea

a IZ ot fowls. Hed Ne i

“BORROWED PLUMES”
TARE’ SOON DISCOVERED:

2
5 ond;

iF wron

Peacock con:
-sidsred
ad not ths ni

}

HE

& hold thy
fool 5 ‘tongus! 7

b |

nt,
Bz content

ing

«

Uno hs we

plied,

Soto
Sh: r

3
2
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TIME TWO FARS :

EVER fap [ said The a
3 : tommy & ;
OF Two Jan That ths (ewe °

i bors away :
Weep you close ‘to SSDY side!”
SE! Bul The porcelain replied ,
1 ( ll be smashed if beside a
=| | {| Slay 7

" OUR’ FRIEND’ OUR: ENEMY:

: THE FWOH CRABS:
>)
Ox awkward , so shambling oo
LS a Crab did Lee daug! fer é
. berale, |
@ho rejoined, Wr is Tru
4 am backward; buf ‘oes

% BROTHER & SISTERS}

} WIN children “Ths Girl,

‘ f she was plain;
Ths Byother was handsome &
vain;

a JLet him bra of his looks.” |
ether said erniael your books!
‘Ths best beauty is bred inthe brain.

ee
2: HANDSOME: IS AS‘ HANDSOME: DOES : S=
Pe eee ee ee

\c »minus Tail in a Trap,
My friendolhere Sa lucky
misha :

i g Trap,
> YET SOME: FASHIONS: HAVE: NO
BETTER REASON :

, \I5 image the Dog di d not El
; "Or pe bone 5, in ‘the ponds ow'

ainted show
hig other dog’ so he thought §
: as gob more than he ought}
702 he snapped , 8 his dinner

Saw go

«

“GREED IS SOMETIMES:

CAUGHT: BY: ITS

37

FENE CReWw eT HA]

‘PITCHER FZ

el the cunning old.
" Crow got his drink

When “twas low in The
pilcher, just rhink !

Dorit’ say that he spilled it!
With pebb lis he filled iP,
Till the water rose up To

a brink.

ln _ (USE: YOUR WITS °
ine CAGILE AND Tine © ROW =
HE Eaasle Flew off with a lamb; Ci _
MR 1... fhe ite Lea ‘to lift an old ram, XI
~ In his eaglish conceit, s 1

~ 'The wool tangled .his fest 2
Aind th: shephirol laid hold of the sham.

* BEWARE OF OVERRATING YOUR OWN’ POWERS :

IWATCH’ ON ‘ALL’ SIDES:

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REESE BTHE CRINGE Ip

TEP HE Geese ‘oined ‘the Cranes in som
SHE an eA | wheats |
Lu All was wall, till, disturbed at their

treaf
; Light-wingsd sth: Crans fled.
But the slow Geass will fed,

Could nf riss=

- and were caught in

talrzah.

ye ! ik ; 7% 2 ”%
= Cas 1 ree <(

=

he
ea

INS

AK EN To warm his cold finggrs
/ \ man blew,
And again, but ‘to cool the het Stew;
Simple Satyr, unused

‘To man’s ways, felt confusid,

Whin the same mouth blew hot &
cold Tool

* AESOP “AIMED AT: DOUBLE DEALING -

~, or
a bird, &
As might suit, thought ths Bat.
buh hs erred.
When the battle was done,
He found that no one

IN Would taks him for friend ale UL
oN ey —==, his word “yy /

AFE enough lay Ths poor ROM the hounds th: swift
Inth T hunted Deer Deer spd away,
nthe ox-stall, with nothing, To his cave, whsrz in past times

Yo year
From the careless: eyed ae : Well concealed ; gee’ Ey
Till the Master came ; then Of a Lion couched thers, ©
“There was no hiding-place For a Spring thal soon rly,
fer the Deer. —— oe a him his prey: |

& (%
KEEN-IN- ITS ) SS

“OWN:
“INTEREST:

“TH@LION IN LOVE@]

Bi Pera The lkion in ae es
Them ar.
All his teeth and pee down every”

Id; cal no orice for frig pains,
SS For They bsat on oe brains

eet

: SPR s
= Zee)
4 uy,

Wenus changed her: the couple Were Weae

But a mouse in her sight
Miectamorphosed her quite ;
j And for bride, cai found he anole

> NATURE’ WILL OUT:

SNe
Chee

‘4 “2 ;
P 4
<4 Ne
u fu—_\
<a

A

S\ a Council of Mice.
Every IMlouse came out
rompt with advice} |
A And abill on Cats throat }
L, 4 fea) |Would have mda round vole
lFlad ths bell-hanger nol | |

bsen so nice.

~ THE © BEST: POLICY: OFTEN:
“TURNS: ON" AN CIE > ae

46

Viva,
eral

Waw Al

LWaw aSes

1e¥a

“THE HEN’ AND THE FOX:

AE len roosled high on her
| parch;
IF ungry Fox down bslow,on the

Seam

Coaxed her hard To Gescenal :
Shs teplied. “Most eee Gniend !

| »
fel Moré S2Curée On Ay, perch

* BEWARE’ OF INTERESTED’ FRIENDSHIPS!
PTAE’CATTAND: THE’ FOX: |
AE Fox said a can play,

when if fils ;
Miany wiles that with man make

> mz quits ”
Bul my Trick s up a Tree! a
Said the Caf, Safe to sss |

Clever Fox huntd out of his wils.|)

* TRUST "To SKILL’ RATHER: THAN: WIT:

47

“TRE RARE AND THE TORTOISE:
. WAS a tace belween Torfoiss and lAlare ,

\ \ | Puss was sure she'd so much time to spare ,
That she lay down to sleep,

A\nd let old Thick-shell creep =
“To the winning; posh firshL Sfou may sfare . S=

RERSISTENCE’ BEATS IMPULSE ! => ZF |
\e THE HARES AND THE’ FROGS: 2

—___

IMD IAlarss prom the trumpeting wind, a
Fled as swift as the fear in Thur mind ;
Till in right {rom their fear,
From ‘the drésn sedges naar,
Leaping Frogs left them femor babar:

= OUR’ OWN ARE’ NOT THE ONLY: TROUBLES :

2 t ve

== : ; : aie ee ZN
“e, C S aS ee a= Sm =
<< : See =——A\
DWY SSS a SS

48

PoRCUPINE,SINAKE,& CoMPAS.

-@UNG shates with the Snakés, Porcu:
Said-the best of the bargain is mines

Nor would he back down,
When the snakes would disown
“Ths agresmant his quills mad: them . ,
SI Que

> HASTY - PARTNERSHIPS - MAY- GE: REPENTED ‘OF -

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Allie HEIR hon Wl have when Ul

please;

Who cares for such small gee as
"Said the Bear. bul ths stings eed
Of these very smal| things

Life him nof very much af his ease.

THE’ WEAKEST-UNITED: MAY: BE- STRONG -TO'AVENGE

49

© his sons ,who fall el ok fh :
66 S sake :
This Bundle of Sticks you cant
break 2
Take them singly , with zase,

You may break as you pleass,

So, dissension your strength will
Cavamnices q
- STRENGTH: IS UIN‘'UNITY:

50

4 1] [THE FARMER'S TREASURE

, p) IG deeply, my Sons! Through

} this fizl
ane There’ ES) d Ireasurs — he disd:

untevealed

The spot where *twas laid,
They dug as hs bade;

And the Treasure was ae in
the yield.

12 | LABOUR: 15° THE’ ONLY-SOURCE-oF- WEALTH]

= oF THE'C cock TH IEASS & THE LION:
¢ IRIE A\ss SAVE a horrible bray,

€ock eave Lion scamps om away;
A\ss fede Ns WAS Ce
_— By Fhe bray, and so darsd
ies “To pursus; fLjon ats: him They Say-
S Aes HM

STE ASS ‘AND’ THE’ LAP? DOG:
£2]OW Master that littl: DS pats P?
Tay hinks Ths Ass ; &o wilh jealous

5. he climbs Shee ne

Flo ins alo -like To lolea ASE.
And a drubBing is all that hs obs.

= ASSES” MUST: NoT- EeaeGls To BE: FONDLED;

| Die, paca hf ip
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> DONT TAKE: Atl THE’ Sane TO Yo URSELE:
y-- :

Vv fete,

dA Boy heedless slept by the well Ay
GaN By Dame ee Reena nee foitell: ao

» Daid sheS lad st been drown:d,
= “T would have surely been found
Whis by Fortune , not Folly befel.>?

FORTUNE: (S-NOT- ANSWERABLE: FOR: OUR-WANT OF FORESIGHT [ae 4

él
FO

y ETRE UNGRATEFULWOLF

Tena

Drew Ths bons, sir

B: 5s out again

SO “CHARACTERS
HAVE'No-SENSEt OF: ORLIGATION:

eT IRIE’ FISHERMAN? THE: FISH:
qe RAYED the Fish, as the Fishsrman Took

Flim, S \ poor little mite {rom his hook ,
“‘Lef me ue m SO small .”

Isle v ieaee “Wot af all!
ios Te the CBee perhaps in the brook . aa Ge

TIRHE- HI ERDSMAN 8S’ VOWS’

YX AID vowed To Jove 50 might
MI Find his herd, & his herd AWN

he ste
Soon ,of lions the prey: i

When Twas “Get me away,

| A\nd a goat of the besF take for
£8.

irs ROR PER:
gee) YE NI

veo =

(GFHE HORSE AND THEASS:
GYYERLADEN the A\ss was.ths

Would wr hilp;but had iomercace

When ths Ass lay d Then:
For he thin had to bear
Both the load of the Ass &his
Corsz.

GRUDGE: NOT‘HELP !

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NX Pp es a = (ELE
mw HE ASS @ THE SICK LION:
RAFTY Lion perhaps with the Qoui

Kept his CAVE where, fo solvs any doubt,

Many visitors Go:

But th: Ass he said “No! , }
i hey go in, buf Ilvz seen nonz come oul.

“REASON” FROM: RESULTS-

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SIT HE’ END:

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